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OSHA Injury Report: Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in 500 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Parent company
Sentara Healthcare
Street
500 Martha Jefferson Drive
City
Charlottesville
State
VA
ZIP
22911
On-site location
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, 500 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
29

Before the incident

The employee states they were assisting another employee with helping a patient walk to the bathroom.

What happened

The employee states the patient stumbled backwards and the employee was able to prevent the patient from falling by stopping it with the gait belt. The employee states in the process of pulling the patient back to their feet the employee injured their lower back.

Injury or illness

lumbar strain with left sciatica

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

lumbar strain with left sciatica patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Technician
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2080
Total hours worked
2241825
EIN
540261840
Establishment ID
74449
Employer case #
25-109041

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:17:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.